Illustration: On a quiet Japanese residential lane after dusk, a tall roadside pole supports a lit streetlamp above the pavement. Its light clearly reveals the curb, a drainage grate, a parked bicycle and a person walking home with groceries, while the lane beyond remains dim.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

街がい灯とう

gaitou

streetlight

Example sentences

  1. あ、街灯がいとうがつき始はじめました。

    Oh, the streetlights have turned on.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 川沿かわぞいの遊歩道ゆうほどうには、街灯がいとうが等間隔とうかんかくで並ならんでいた。

    Streetlights stood at regular intervals along the riverside walkway.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

  3. 雨あめに濡ぬれたアスファルトが、街灯がいとうを映うつして鈍にぶく光ひかっていた。

    The rain-soaked asphalt reflected the streetlights and glowed dimly.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 街灯

  • 街boulevard; streetOnガイ・カイKunまち
  • 灯lamp; a lightOnトウKunひ・ほ-・ともしび

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